Shaolin-Do Rank Advancement
The material required for each rank in Shaolin-Do is listed below, in addition to all previously learned material. Advancement in the lower ranks (White - 3rd Degree Brown Belt) includes a minimum or three months between each rank.
White Belt to Yellow Belt
Self Defense 1-24
Short Kata 1-10
Sparring Techniques 1-10
Yellow Belt to Blue Belt
Short Kata 11-15
Ippon Kumite — One Step Sparring 1-9
Se Mong Tau Lie — Four Door Way Break
Fei Foo Tzu Tung — Flying Tiger Came Out of the Cave
Bo Techniques (4 spins)
Blue Belt to Green Belt
Short Kata 16-22
Sparring Techniques 11-15
Hand to Hand / Street Fighting Techniques
Tai Pang Sin Kune — Big Bird Spreads its Wings
Se Pa Pang — 4-8 Bo
Nunchaku Techniques 1-12
Green Belt to 3rd Degree Brown Belt
Short Kata 23-30
Sparring Techniques 16-20
Lo Han Chien — Fist of the Lo Han
Pei Huang Chi Kai Pang — Short Stick of the Northern Beggar
Once a student achieves the rank of 3rd Degree Brown Belt, the minimum time between each rank increases to six monthes between each rank.
3rd Degree Brown Belt to 2nd Degree Brown Belt
Bai Hur Chon Su — White Crane Circles the Wings
Bai Hur Chuan Sip — White Crane Flips the Wings
Bai Hur Chua Chou — White Crane Flips the Legs
San Njie — (3 Units) Iron Man
Ye Chan Pa Fang Tao — 8 Directional Night Battle on the Rooftop Knife
2nd Degree Brown Belt to 1st Degree Brown Belt
Tia Cha — Sai
Se Pa Kuen — 4-8 Staff
Lo Tien — Descent from Heaven
Chan Ie — Spread the Feathers
Yen Hur — Performing Dove
1st Degree Brown Belt to 1st Degree Black Belt
Ching Kang Foo Hoo Chien — Golden Metal Man Tiger Trap Fist
Lien U Chang — Five Directional Palm
Chie Chien — Interconnecting Fist
Hai Loong Chang — Sea Dragon Cane
Kwang Kung Tao — General Kwang's Knife
Once a student attains a rank of 1st Degree Black Belt, the time between ranks becomes the number of years equal to the next rank. For example, advancement from 1st to 2nd Degree Black Belt should take at least two years, from 2nd - 3rd Degree Black Belt should take at least three years, etc.
Each level of black belt also contains both required and optional forms to be learned and performed for rank advancement. Required forms are list first in each rank and are in bold print. All other forms are considered optional. Also in each rank, there are some training/skills that are not part of rank advancement, but are listed at the typical rank they should be introduced. The training/skills are listed at the bottom of each list and preceded with an asterisk (*).
1st Degree Black Belt to 2nd Degree Black Belt
Tai Chi Ch'uan — Yang Tai Chi (64)
Pa Kua Chang — Classical Pa Kua
He Foo Chon Sin — Black Tiger Claws the Heart
He Foo Chuan Sen — Black Tiger Turns the Body
He Foo Huan Sen — Black Tiger Flips the Body
He Foo Shou Sang — Wounded Black Tiger
Foong Wang Chue Han Chien — Crazy Mad Drunk
Tang Lang Tse Ju — Praying Mantis Enters the Door
Chway Kai — Drunken Begger
Chway Tao — Drunken Broadsword
Chiang Su Lian Si — Spear Fighting Tech.
Luo Chia Chiang — Luo Family Spear
May Hua Chiang — May Flower Spear
Yang Chia Chiang — Yang Family Spear
Se Mien Pa Huan Saung Tao Oo — 4 Face 8 Dir. Broadsword
Tien Ta Suang Hu Tou Kou — Double Tiger Hook Swords Shake Heaven
Yen Tse Tien Hsia Tao — Swallow Sweeps Down from Heaven
* U Si Sen Hua — 5 Animal Live Training
* U Si Se Hua — 5 Animal Dead Training
* U Si Nei Hua — 5 Animal ShienTien Chi Training
* I Chin Ching — Change Muscle & Tendon
2nd Degree Black Belt to 3rd Degree Black Belt
Oo Hsing Chien — Fist of Five Roads
Oo Hsing Lian Huan Chien — Five Road Linkage Form
Hsing I Se Ar Hsing — Hsing I 12 Animal Forms
Hsing I Chien San Sou Pau — Hsing I Two Man Set
Tai Chi Ar Se Se Tse — Tai Chi Combined Form (24)
Hoo Hur Suang Hsing — Tiger Crane Duet
Pai Hou Pai Fu — White Monkey Prays to Budda
Shaolin Pai Yen Tang Lang Chen — White's Monkey Praying Mantis
Tai Chi Chien — Tai Chi Sword
Tai Chi San San Liu — Tai Chi Fan (36)
Se Mien Pa Hung Chien — Tabletop Sword
Chi Sing Chien — Seven Star Sword
Chuan Yung Chien — Skewer the Sun Sword
Tan Tao Tue Chiang — Broadsword vs. Spear
Chway Chien — Drunken Sword
Shaolin Tao Su — Way of the Shaolin Sword
3rd Degree Black Belt to 4th Degree Black Belt
Ie Lu Hua Chien — 1st Road of Hua Fist
Ar Lu Hua Chien — 2nd Road of Hua Fist
San Lu Hua Chien — 3rd Road of Hua Fist
Se Lu Hua Chien — 4th Road of Hua Fist
Hua Chien Tue Ta Ti Ie Pu — Hua Fist 2 Man Set#1
Hua Chien Tue Ta Ti Ar Pu — Hua Fist 2 Man Set#2
Hua Chien — Modern Hua Fist
Chang Chien — Long Fist
Tai Tse Chien — Fist of the Grand Ultimate Mercy
Tang Lang Chien — Praying Mantis Fist
Pang Lung Pang — Entwine the Dragon
Ar Chi Tao Su — 2nd Level Broadsword
Tie Pien Tsua Lung Wang Oo — Dance of the Dragon King (7 link whip)
Suang Tie Pa Chie Tao — Butterfly Knives
Yang Se Tai Chi Tao — Tai Chi Broadsword
Tai Chi Tao Tue Ta — Tai Chi Broadsword 2 man set
* Iron Bone Training
* Weight Vest Conditioning
4th Degree Black Belt to 5th Degree Black Belt
Ti Ie Chien — Li Tie Kuai
Ti Ar Chien — Siang Chung Li
Ti San Chien — Chuang Kua Chui
Ti Se Chien — Li Tung Ping
Ti Chie Chien — Lan Chai He
Ti Pa Chien — He Shiang Ku
Chen Tai Chi Chuan — Chen Tai Chi
Pa Kua Pa Sing Chang — 8 Animal Pa Kua
Shaolin Oo Sing Chien — Shaolin 5 Animal Form
Chway Chiang — Drunken Spear
Chiu Chi Sen Pien — 9 Link Supreme Whip
Suang Hu Chien — Twin Tiger Swords
Yin Yang Pi Sou Chien — Yin Yang Daggar
Li Kuei Suang — Li Kuei Double Hand Ax
San Chie Kuen — Three Section Staff
* May Flower Post Training